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From a Village in Bihar to the Captain’s Chair: Capt Ritu Kumari’s 16-Year Journey at Sea

26 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

Capt Ritu Kumari, a tanker captain from Bihar, has broken barriers in the Merchant Navy after 16 years at sea. The first woman captain among T.S. Chanakya...

Beyond Headlines

Tracks of Transformation: How IRCTC Is Taking Indian Tourism to the World

25 October 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In this article, Promila Gupta, an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, explores how IRCTC...

Features

Why Does India Continue to Lose So Many Lives on Its Roads?

25 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

India continues to witness thousands of road deaths annually. Explore the failures in enforcement, infrastructure...

Beyond Headlines

How Uttar Pradesh Engineered a 156-Crore Tourist Explosion

24 October 2026

Shivendra Srivastava

For generations, the global travel industry held a narrow view of Uttar Pradesh. India’s most populous...

Book Reviews

The War Diary of Asha-San: Bharati Sahay’s INA Journey

24 October 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Discover Lt Bharati ‘Asha’ Sahay Chaudhry’s wartime diary, her meeting with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose,...

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Who Is Chinmoy Naik? 2004-Batch IFS Officer Gets 3 Additional Diplomatic Assignments in the Caribbean

22 October 2026

Indian Para Athlete Wins Bronze at Asian Para Games-200kb

Who Is Suhas L.Y.? UP Cadre IAS Officer Wins Bronze at 2026 Asian Para Games

22 October 2026

Who Is IRS Officer Ekta Vishnoi? Started Powerlifting at 45, Wins 3 Gold Medals at World Masters Championship at 52

19 October 2026

Videos

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit: From Fighter Cockpit to Chief of the Indian Air Force

23 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How India Plans to Boost Tourism, Create Jobs and Ease Overcrowding : Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the Road to 2047

21 October 2026

Sharad Gupta

Brighu Srinivasan: The IPS Officer Leading India’s Elite NSG Force

17 October 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

UPSC CSE 2025: Foundation Course for 958 Selected Candidates Delayed Amid OBC Creamy Layer Case, DoPT Clarifies Seniority

26 October 2026

J&K IAS Reshuffle Likely: 4 Officers Senior to New Chief Secretary Sajjan Singh Yadav, 2 From Same Batch

26 October 2026

Who Is G. Laxmi Priya IAS? Tamil Nadu Officer Gets Additional Charge of Mudhalvarin Mugavari

26 October 2026

MP IAS Officer Sanjay Dubey Takes Action Against 392 Officials Over Civic Body Irregularities

25 October 2026

Who Was Gorakh Megh? Former IPS and IAS Officer Who Served as CBFC Chairman Dies in Mumbai

25 October 2026

Who Is Rajesh Kumar Singh? Defence Secretary Gets One-Year Extension Until October 2027

25 October 2026

PSU News

HPCL Refinances ₹51,970 Crore Rajasthan Refinery Debt, Targets ₹1,000 Crore Annual Savings

26 October 2026

EIL Honoured with FICCI Chemicals & Petrochemicals Award 2026 for Outstanding Contribution to Society

26 October 2026

BCCL Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Rebounds to ₹123.74 Crore as Revenue Surges 39.1%

26 October 2026

HLL Lifecare and VOC Port Authority Join Hands to Provide Diagnostic Services to Port Employees

26 October 2026

BPCL Q2 FY27: Net Profit Drops 21.5% to ₹4,863 Crore, Revenue Jumps 30%

26 October 2026

RailTel Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Falls 9.9% to ₹68.6 Crore, Revenue Jumps 20.5%

26 October 2026

IOB Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Jumps 55.9% to ₹1,912 Crore, GNPA Falls to 1.19%

26 October 2026

End of ‘Vanvas’: NBCC Begins Possession at Last Stalled Amrapali Project, 51 Families Receive Letters

24 October 2026

Defence News

Indian Army’s Western Command to Hold Mechanisation Technology Seminar 2.0 in December

26 October 2026

Rajnath Singh to Take India’s Defence Agenda to ASEAN-Plus Summit in Philippines on October 28

26 October 2026

Wings Over Ganges 2026: How Indian Army Supported IAF’s Varanasi Aerial Display

26 October 2026

Why Brazil's Military Delegation Is Visiting India Now Amid Global Turbulence

26 October 2026

Judiciary News

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Reveals This Advice of CJI Chandrachud In PMLA Case

26 October 2026

Kerala High Court Internship 2026: Eligibility, Application Rules And Restrictions

26 October 2026

Former Kerala DGP Tomin Thachankary Seeks HC Nod to Travel Abroad to Resume UAE Job

25 October 2026

Rajasthan Panchayat Election: High Court Refuses To Halt Elections, Issues Notice In SC/ST Ward Reservation

24 October 2026

CSR News

EIL Honoured with FICCI Chemicals & Petrochemicals Award 2026 for Outstanding Contribution to Society

26 October 2026

NLC India Builds ₹1.23 Crore Dispensary in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram Under CSR Initiative

22 October 2026

MGL Donates 30-Seater Hydraulic-Lift Bus to NIEPID Davangere Under MGL Saksham CSR Initiative

21 October 2026

Engineers India Distributes Assistive Devices to 55 Divyangjans in Gurugram Under CSR Initiative

21 October 2026

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Why Does India Continue to Lose So Many Lives on Its Roads?

Bhakti Kothari

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BS-VII Emission Norms: Cleaner Cars or More Challenges for Indian Motorists? (Part 2)

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Prime Minister Narendra Modi transformed governance, delivery and India’s global standing

21 September 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

From last-mile governance and women’s empowerment to infrastructure and cultural renewal, PM Modi’s leadership...

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

UPSC Stories

‘Dreams Don’t Change Lives, Daily Habits Do’: IA&AS Officer Lokesh Datal on UPSC and Discipline

24 October 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IA&AS officer Lokesh Datal shares his UPSC journey, clearing the exam in his fourth attempt, building...

From Dropping Out of School to Becoming an IPS Officer : How a Father’s Unwavering Support Helped Mavis Tak Achieve Success

21 October 2026

Pallavi Priya

For Mavis Tak, becoming an IPS officer once seemed like a distant dream. Despite financial struggles...

He missed MBBS by 1 mark in 2016; Maharashtra’s Bhikan Rojekar secures UPSC AIR 812

18 October 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Bhikan Rojekar secured AIR 812 in UPSC CSE 2025 in his third attempt. Read how the son of a farm labourer...

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Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

The War Diary of Asha-San: Bharati Sahay’s INA Journey

24 October 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Discover Lt Bharati ‘Asha’ Sahay Chaudhry’s wartime diary, her meeting with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose,...

Can AI Bridge the Opportunity Gap? IAS Officer Dr. Manish Ranjan Explores the Answer in His New Book

19 October 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

In AI for Everyone, IAS officer Dr. Manish Ranjan explores how artificial intelligence can bridge gaps...

The Blue Potter: Ajeet Cour’s Portraits of the Icons Who Shaped Punjabiyat

17 October 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Through portraits of 17 writers, poets, artists, publishers and cultural figures, Ajeet Cour’s The Blue...

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